Age and scientific performance. A large-scale study of Norwegian scientists

Proceedings of ISSI 2011 - 13th Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics

Volumn 1, Issue , 2011, Pages 34-45

  Aksnes, Dag W ^a   Rorstad, Kristoffer ^a   Piro, Fredrik ^a   Sivertsen, Gunnar ^a  

^a NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DIFFERENCES; ANNUAL PRODUCTION; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; LARGE-SCALE STUDIES; NATIONAL LEVEL; NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY; SCIENTIFIC PERFORMANCE;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 84872919696     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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